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A scientist illegally introduces new species of honey bees in their labs. The growth of the population of this new species is modeled by the equation below, where x is the time in weeks following the introduction of the species. If the lab contains 450 bacteria after 2 weeks, how many bacteria did the scientist initially create?

A,30
b.40
c.50
d.60

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The answer A because 2 weeks equal 14 days and so you divide 14 by 450 and get 30
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